Events from the year 1967 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 56 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

– Chiang Kai-shek *

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...

–

Yen Chia-kan Yen Chia-kan (; 23 October 1905 – 24 December 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a Kuomintang politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China on 5 April 1975, being sworn in on 6 April 1975, and served out the ...

* Premier –

* Vice Premier – Huang Shao-ku

Events

January

* 1 January – The establishment of Cheng Shin Rubber. * 11 January – The establishment of Yunlin Prison in

Yunlin County Yunlin County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County ...

. *13 January –

Cross-Strait conflict Cross-Strait relations (sometimes called Mainland–Taiwan relations, or Taiwan-China relations) are the relations between China (officially the People's Republic of China) and Taiwan (officially the Republic of China). The relationship h ...

Republic of China Air Force The Republic of China Air Force, retroactively known by its historical name the Chinese Air Force and unofficially referred to as the Taiwanese Air Force, is the military aviation branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces, currently based ...

Lockheed F-104G Starfighters engage

People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force The People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF; ) is the naval aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army Navy. Overview Historically, the PLANAF's main role has been to provide the navy's warships with air defense coverage. Part of ...

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-19; NATO reporting name: Farmer) is a Soviet second generation, single-seat, twinjet fighter aircraft, the world's first mass-produced supersonic aircraft. It was the ...

s in the final direct confrontation between China and Taiwan.

March

* 11 March – The opening of Land Reform Museum in Songshan District,

Taipei City Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

May

* 16 May – The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of

Fo Guang Shan Fo Guang Shan (FGS) () is an international Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist organization and monastic order based in Taiwan that practices Humanistic Buddhism. The headquarters, Fo Guang Shan Monastery is located in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, and ...

in Dashu Township, Kaohsiung County.

June

* 30 June – The establishment of Nan Jeon Junior College of Technology in Yanshuei Township,

Tainan County Tainan County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Sinying City. History Tainan County was established on 7 January 1946 on the territory of Tainan Prefecture () shortly after the end of World War II ...

July

* 1 July ** Taipei was declared special municipality. ** Zhongli was upgraded from an urban township to a

county-administered city A county-administered city is a unit of administrative divisions of Taiwan, administrative division in Taiwan. Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is at the same level as a township (Taiwan), township or a district (Taiwan), district ...

August

* 6 August – The opening of Yun Hsien Resort in Wulai Township,

Taipei County New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...

September

* 16 September – The establishment of

Directorate-General of Personnel Administration The Directorate-General of Personnel Administration of the Executive Yuan (DGPA; ) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a government body responsible for the overall personnel administration of all ministries and agencies under the Executive Yua ...

Births

* 22 February – Danny Wen, writer * 11 March – Kuo Kuo-wen, Deputy Minister of Labor (2016–2017) * 29 March – Luo Yijun, writer * 20 April –

Kerris Tsai Kerris Tsai (; born 20 April 1967) is a Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer. Discography * July 1979: 姐妹情深; ''Sisterhood'' * 1981: 少女的心聲; ''Girl's Voice'' * 1982: 行船人的夢; ''Boatman's Dream'' * June 1983: 大姊頭仔的心 ...

, singer * 30 April **

Lily Tien Lily Tien (; born 30 April 1967) is a Taiwanese actress. She was named the Best Actress at the 2002 Golden Bell Awards. In a 2016 interview with Apple Daily, Tien denounced model Lin Chi-ling for allegedly supporting the Taiwan independence movem ...

, actress **

Phil Chang Phil Chang (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chong Yí, born 30 April 1967) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor. By the time he graduated from Feng Chia University in Financial Services, he was already known as an accomplished fol ...

, singer * 2 May –

Kang Kang Kang Ching-jung (), or commonly known as Kang Kang (), is a Taiwanese entertainer, singer and television host. He was first discovered by Chang Fei during a TV show performance. Before entering Taiwanese showbiz, Kang switched jobs many times. H ...

, singer and television host * 1 July – Sansan Chien, former composer * 6 July –

Cheng Wen-tsan Cheng Wen-tsan (; born 6 July 1967) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the first and incumbent Mayor of the newly established Taoyuan City, having served since 25 December 2014. Education Cheng received his bachelor's degree from the Department of ...

, Mayor of

Taoyuan City Taoyuan () is a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan Distr ...

* 19 October – Liao Hsiao-chun, television presenter * 20 December – Hsiao Ya-chuan, film director

References

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